Branden Klayko
It's once again Preservation Month across the country—and it's a big one. This year's celebration of the built environment marks the 50th anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act and the founding of the Kentucky Heritage Council, the state agency that keeps track...
(Editor's Note: This is a case study from Portland, Oregon. For one week this month, several groups in that city transformed a one-way speedway using tactical urbanism to test out design changes to make the street safer and better for...
We probably haven’t seen the last of engineers who insist on designing local streets like surface highways. But at least now they can’t claim their hands are tied by federal regulations.
This month, the Federal Highway Administration struck 11 of the 13 design rules for...
In Kentucky, development impact fees are illegal.
What's an impact fee? According to the American Planning Association (APA), "Impact fees are payments required by local governments of new development for the purpose of providing new or expanded public capital facilities...
Over the weekend, designers, architects, and a cadre or pet-friendly people showed off a series of dog houses ranging from a futuristic space pod (or "pawed") to a very pink purse. The first ever Barkitecture Louisville, organized by Louisville...
Chloe Allen, 83, is dead after being struck by a motorist in downtown New Albany over the weekend.
The collision took place at Spring Street and Vincennes Street in the Southern Indiana city at 2:00p.m. on Friday, May 13. Allen was...
When advocating for a street redesign that will take some space away from cars, it’s common to run up against this classic brush-off from your local transportation agency: The federal government won’t allow it.
Well, the Federal Highway Administration recently went on the record to...
Your help is needed! As you know, we're is in the middle of a public comment period for the recently released Move Louisville draft transportation plan that will guide how we design and build our streets over the next two...
"You can have a space, and even though it's vacant at the time, it can still have a life. It's still part of the life–history of this particular parcel.”
—Marianne Zickuhr
Downtown Louisville has a problem with vacant lots. With an...